| Acronym | Meaning |
| SARSAT | Search And Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking |
| SOO | Science And Operations Officer |
| GPO | Government Printing Office |
| G-TUF | G-Tunnel Underground Facility |
| DSSG | Defense Science Study Group |
| ACC | Antarctic Circumpolar Current |
| AMS | Aerial Monitoring/measurement System |
| GRIP | Greenland Ice Project |
| ACL | Alternative Concentration Level/limit |
| ATR | Attenuated Total Reflection |